Marriotts Ridge unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They fell to the River Hill Hawks 55-49. The loss continues a trend for Marriotts Ridge in their matchups with River Hill: they've now lost three in a row.
When it comes to explaining why Marriotts Ridge lost on Thursday, don't look at Restia Whitaker. Despite the final result, he earned 20 points plus eight rebounds and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Rahul Jampan, who posted nine points along with two steals.
River Hill had a senior duo take command as Justin Bishop earned 18 points and Nicholas Kogut went 6 for 12 en route to 16 points plus six rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Kogut a new career-high in threes (four). Another player making a difference was Anderson Dang, who posted four points in addition to 12 rebounds.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Marriotts Ridge will head out to square off against Guilford Park at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. As for River Hill, they will venture away from home to take on Long Reach at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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